Hippolytus , Eusebius , also the Liberian catalogue of , place the name of Linus directly after that of the Prince of the Apostles, St. These records are traced back to a list of the Roman bishops which existed in the time of Pope Eleutherus about , when Irenaeus wrote his book "Adversus haereses".
As opposed to this testimony, we cannot accept as more reliable Tertullian's assertion, which unquestionably places St. The Roman list in Irenaeus has undoubtedly greater claims to historical authority. This author claims that Pope Linus is the Linus mentioned by St. Paul in his 2 Timothy The same Linus is mentioned by St. Paul in his Epistle to Timothy. His successor was Anacletus. We cannot be positive whether this identification of the pope as being the Linus mentioned in 2 Timothy goes back to an ancient and reliable source, or originated later on account of the similarity of the name.
Linus's term of office, according to the papal lists handed down to us, lasted only twelve years. The Liberian Catalogue shows that it lasted twelve years, four months, and twelve days. The dates given in this catalogue, A. Perhaps it was on account of these dates that the writers of the fourth century gave their opinion that Linus had held the position of head of the Roman community during the life of the Apostle; e.
But this hypothesis has no historical foundation. It cannot be doubted that according to the accounts of Irenaeus concerning the Roman Church in the second century, Linus was chosen to be head of the community of Christians in Rome , after the death of the Apostle. For this reason his pontificate dates from the year of the death of the Apostles Peter and Paul , which, however, is not known for certain.
The "Liber Pontificalis" asserts that Linus's home was in Tuscany , and that his father's name was Herculanus; but we cannot discover the origin of this assertion. According to the same work on the popes , Linus is supposed to have issued a decree "in conformity with the ordinance of St. Peter", that women should have their heads covered in church. Without doubt this decree is apocryphal , and copied by the author of the "Liber Pontificalis" from the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians and arbitrarily attributed to the first successor of the Apostle in Rome.
The facts were, however, differently viewed, 1 by an interpolator of the Gesta Pontificum Damasi, quoted by J. Voss in his second epistle to A. Rivet App. Stevenson , when he was seeking a precedent for two colltemporaneous abbots presiding in one monastery and 3 by Rabanus Malrtns De Chorepiscopis, in Opp.
Migne, , who ingeniously claims primitive authority for the institution of chorepiscopi on the suppossition that Linus and Cietus were never bishops with full powers, but were contemporaneous chorepiscopi employed by St. Peter in his absence from Rome, and at his request, to ordain clergymen for the Church at Rome.
According to the Breviary, he cured the possessed, raised the dead, and was beheaded at the instigation of the consul Saturninus, although he had restored the latter's daughter from a dangerous illness. He was buried in the Vatican, by the side of St. Various days are stated by different authorities in the Western Church, and by the Eastern Church, as the day of his death. According to the most generally received tradition, he died on September A narrative of the martyrdom of St. Peter and St.
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen 2 Timothy The above was probably written, in approximately 67 A. This shows that Paul knew someone named Linus. Linus, therefore knew Paul, and was in Rome when Paul wrote this letter. It can probably be reasonably implied that Linus probably knew Timothy, and perhaps others in Ephesus. It is probably logical to conclude that Linus met with Paul in prison on multiple occasions and probably, like the others, assisted him to some degree.
What it does not show is that Linus was to be the leader of those in Rome or ordained by Peter. Others are listed before him, hence, at least at the time Paul wrote this letter, there is no preeminence for Linus in Rome and it should be noted that one of the proofs that Rome often cites to prove that Peter had preeminence is that Peter was quite often listed first in various New Testament passages involving multiple people.
Linus simply was one of many who knew and probably assisted the Apostle Paul. Especially since it is believed that the Apostle Paul probably did not die until 68 A. This is confirmed by Catholic scholars, such as J.
Kirsch, who wrote:. We cannot be positive whether this identification of the pope as being the Linus mentioned in II Timothy , goes back to an ancient and reliable source, or originated later on account of the similarity of the name Kirsch J. Transcribed by Gerard Haffner.
Pope St. Nihil Obstat, October 1, Remy Lafort, Censor. Farley, Archbishop of New York. But it seems that even if the Roman Catholics are referring to the same person, that he was not the one who was going to immediately become THE bishop of Rome—if he was it would be logical if Paul would have given Linus some special mention.
Instead, he is simply grouped in with several others in Rome at that time nor is Linus even mentioned first. There are several demonstrably incorrect claims made about him by some in the Church of Rome.
For example, here is something from a book I purchased in Vatican City:. Peter…He made disposition for women to be admitted to the holy places and attend functions with their heads covered…He was buried beside St. Peter in the first Vatican burial spot.
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